Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

News about Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Feb. 13, 2014

Scientists at the National Ignition Facility at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California report in the journal Nature possible step toward thermonuclear fusion using lasers. MORE

Sep. 30, 2012

Physicists eager to achieve controlled fusion with a giant laser at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory will have to offer Congress some explanations if they are to get more money to keep the project alive; device has cost $5 billion to date, and so far has not worked. MORE

Physicists eager to achieve controlled fusion with a giant laser at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory will have to offer Congress some explanations if they are to get more money to keep the project alive.